Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 60149
Cervical Cancer: Screening
Tabled: 16 June 2025
Answered: 30 June 2025
Question
Patrick Hurley
Labour — Southport
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on what evidential basis the cervical screening interval was changed from three to five years; and whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of that interval on rates of
Answer
Ashley DaltonThe UK National Screening Committee’s recommendation to change the cervical screening intervals from three to five years for women aged 25 to 49 years old was made in 2019. The evidence and consultation responses supporting the recommendation can be found...
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